Joseph Cope, Convict "Countess of Harcourt" 1828 is on Geni with parents
- father - Jeremiah Cope born 1787
- mother - Mary Cope born 1789
Jeremiah and Mary did have a child Joseph who was baptised on 21 June 1807 at St Michael, Macclesfeild, Cheshire.
The Convict
Joseph COPE was convicted at the Chester Session of Pleas pm 3 September 1827 and was transported to Australia on the Countess of Harcourt in 1828
The sick list of the Countess of Harcourt lists a J COPE age 24 (born c1804), another sick list lists J COPE age 22 (born c1806)
Upon arrival Joseph was listed as aged 20 (born c1808) and another listed him as 19 (born c1809)
An application for marriage dated 7 September 1841 lists Joseph COPE age 32 (born c1809)
Joseph married Frances COCKERSALE sometime after 7 September 1841 - no marriage record has been located
The Convict Joseph COPE's Australian death record has not been located. He died sometime around 1846
From records in Australia we know he was born c1804 to c1809
What evidence connects the child of Jeremiah COPE and Mary FOX to the Convict Joseph COPE ?
